If I had to picture a moment of calmfulness, it would have to be at the beach.

On the edge of the sand, with the waves at my toes, what's yours?

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Music use only contains Valerian Root. Always read the label. I'm Peter Frankapan and this is my new podcast. I've been thinking. During my time as a

professor, a historian and an author, I'm lucky enough to read some amazing books and to talk to some

incredibly interesting people with captivating minds about fascinating topics.

So in my brand new podcast, I'm going to be looking at some of the themes from around the world

to help us understand and explain the past, the present and the future.

Hear me in conversation with the likes of former director of the FBI, James Comey.

I was surprised that the premise of the dinner was, did I want to stay as FBI director?

And then when he very early on over his salad, asked explicitly for a pledge of loyalty that would

violate the norm that had been established over 50 years.

Time slowed down and all I could think up to do in that moment was stare at him.

If you picture yourself alone at a table on the first floor of the White House residence

with the President of the United States, and you go one beat, two beats, three beats without

speaking or blinking.

I was ready more when he came back at me the second time. You have to

interrupt Donald Trump and he kind of went, yeah, yeah, yeah, but I need loyalty. Biologist, TV

presenter and professor Alice Roberts. The history of anthropology in that way and I suppose studies

of inheritance was, you know, so marred by racism, sexism, and, you know, people trying to rank humans.

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